Merstone School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Windward Way
 Smith's Wood
 Birmingham
 West Midlands B36 0UE
Telephone: 0121 717 1040

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 2-19)
Type: Special Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Federation: Forest Oak School and Merstone School Federation

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Kieran Ryan-Grealish (since October 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Donna Luck (went to Forest Oak School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 21.26 / 72.19
Non-teaching Staff*: 83.24
Number of pupils: 171
Pupils Per Teacher: 8.0
Sex: Mixed (74% boys / 26% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 59.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 53.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 28.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 30.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £7,580,061*
Income Per Pupil: £44,327
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Authority: Solihull
Constituency: Meriden
Electoral Ward: Smith's Wood
School Number: 3347007

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 4th February 2014 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Smith's Wood Academy (0.0km) show on map
  3. St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  4. Kingshurst Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  5. Smith's Wood Primary Academy (0.6km) show on map
  6. Yorkswood Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  7. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  8. The Heights Academy (1.1km) show on map
  9. Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (1.2km) show on map
  10. Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  11. Castle Bromwich Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School (1.3km) show on map
  13. Castlewood School (1.6km) show on map
  14. Hillstone Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  15. John Henry Newman Catholic College (1.7km) show on map
  16. Timberley Academy (1.8km) show on map
  17. Silver Birch School (1.8km) show on map
  18. WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) (1.8km) show on map
  19. Water Orton Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  20. Park Hall Academy (1.9km) show on map
  21. Fordbridge Community Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  22. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  23. Brownmead Primary Academy (2.3km) show on map
  24. Tile Cross Academy (2.3km) show on map
  25. Centre for Accelerated Learning (2.4km) show on map
  26. Windy Arbor Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  27. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  28. Leycroft Academy (2.5km) show on map
  29. High Meadow Community School (2.5km) show on map
  30. Coleshill Church of England Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  31. Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  32. The Shirestone Academy (2.6km) show on map
  33. Coleshill Heath School (2.7km) show on map
  34. Grace Academy Solihull (2.7km) show on map
  35. St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England A... (2.8km) show on map
  36. Gossey Lane Academy (3.0km) show on map
  37. The Coleshill School (3.1km) show on map
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  39. Kitts Green Academy (3.2km) show on map
  40. Lift Lea Forest (3.2km) show on map
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  44. Heathlands Primary Academy (3.5km) show on map
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  47. Ebn Academy 2 (3.6km) show on map
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